I received a pair of the Cycleport Kevlar Racing gloves yesterday. I rode the 80 miles to work with them on this morning, and here are a few first impressions. First off, when I fax the outline of my hand in, they called and said they couldn't read it, but walked me through their sizing process. I told them I needed a size large, but the gloves that arrived yesterday are a medium. That said, if the mediums stretch out even just a little bit, they will be the perfect size. I think the fingers on a large size would have been too long, so time will tell on the sizing issue.
The ride in this morning was in temps ranging from 47 to 55 degrees. I have the hand guards on the bike, so my hands were not exposed to the wind completely, but when I did put my hand in the wind you could really feel the air moving through the glove. Even with the hand guards, by the time I got off of the bike after 80 miles almost all at highway speeds, my hands were starting to get a little cold. Nothing I would stop riding for, but not the most comfortable either. So I would say in temps from 55 degrees on up these will work for me.
The material bunches a little bit in the palm of the glove when gripping the handlebars, but again I am wondering how much this might change as the gloves break in. I have only noticed this with my right hand, and the overall fit of the glove on my left hand is better. I know my right hand is slightly larger than my left, which is why I am hoping the gloves will stretch just a little bit ,and then the fit will be very good.
The quality of the gloves looks excellent, and I am really hoping that i have found a pair of gloves I can keep for more than a season or two.
I will post up some more once I have had the gloves for a few thousand miles, which should be in a bout a month or less.